Braves complete sweep as Philadelphia collects 13 hits but scores only two runs.

PHILADELPHIA — Two weeks ago, the Phillies went into Atlanta and swept the Braves to begin a season-best five-game winning streak.

This weekend, the Braves returned the favor, coming into Citizens Bank Park and doing something they haven't done since September 1964 — earn a four-game series sweep in Philadelphia.

Braves starter Aaron Harang gave up 11 hits over seven innings but the Phillies couldn't string enough of them together in a 3-2 loss.

The Braves began the scoring in the second, even though Phillies starter David Buchanan struck out three Atlanta hitters in the inning. It was a walk and a two-out single to Harang he allowed, turning the lineup over for B.J. Upton, that hurt him.

Upton jumped on the first pitch he received, sending it to deep center field. Ben Revere sped back toward the wall, leaping, missing the ball and colliding with the wall. The center fielder was not charged with an error, as Upton was credited with a triple.

The Braves built on their lead in the fourth with back-to-back doubles by Tommy La Stella and Gerald Laird, making it 3-1 Braves.

While Buchanan's control wasn't the sharpest, he gave up five free passes, that's all the runs he allowed through five innings. The righty still wasn't pleased with his start.

"I'm not really known for walking guys, especially today and the last outing," said Buchanan. "You can't go out there and walk that many guys and expect to have a good outing."

Marlon Byrd produced the only offense Sunday for the Phillies, with solo home runs off Harang in the second and fourth innings. It was the right fielder's seventh-career multiple home run game.

Byrd couldn't get a hit when the Phillies most needed it though.

Trailing 3-2 in the fifth, Byrd came up to bat with Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard on the corners. The right fielder made his first out of the day, grounding into a force out.

The Phillies swung the bats well, getting a total of 13 hits, but they struggled once again in clutch situations. They were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men stranded. Through the entire four-game series they weren't much better, going 3-for-32 (.094) in those situations.

"The last week or so that's what's been lacking — a big hit," Sandberg stated. "Whether it's an extra-base hit, driving in a couple runs or a popped home run with a couple guys on. That's what made us successful on the past road trip, putting up some numbers early in the game, coming up with clutch hits and that's what we've lacked this homestand."

The club is averaging just 3.44 runs a game in Philadelphia this season, which is the lowest mark in their home park since 1972.

The Phillies had their best opportunities to put runs on the board late in the game.

They led off the seventh with a Cody Asche single and Domonic Brown walk. Koyie Hill hit into a fielder's choice, which retired the lead runner, and John Mayberry Jr. grounded into a double play, pinch-hitting for Justin De Fratus.

The Phillies had two runners on again in the next inning after Rollins and Chase Utley singled. Utley's hit was the 1,500th of his career and received an ovation from the crowd. The celebration was short lived as Ryan Howard grounded into an inning-ending double play.

Finally in the ninth, it was Utley's chance following two out singles by Revere and Rollins. He came up short, ending the game with a fly out to right.

Harang wasn't dominant for the Braves, he did just enough to keep them in the lead after they struck early.

The right-hander gave up at least one hit in each of his seven innings, including warning track shots to Utley and Asche that were caught with inches to spare.

With 81 games in the books heading into play Sunday, the loss comes in the first game of the second half of the Phillies' schedule. They dropped to 10 games under .500 and are eight games back in the National League East.

Sandberg realizes the urgency to turn things around as the team embarks on a 10-game road trip.

"The time has been now for two or three weeks," said Sandberg. "No question about it. We had a good stretch there, we had a winning streak, and we weren't able to come home and continue. But that's what we need now, to go on the road after an off day, where we've played well, and hopefully pick it up and have a road trip like we did on the last."

Notes: After the game, the Phillies traded infielder Ronny Cedeno to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for catcher Raywilly Gomez. … Marlon Byrd was the first Phillie to hit two home runs in a game since Chase Utley did so exactly one year ago to the day, June 29, 2013, against the Los Angeles Dodgers.